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Royal Agricultural University

In research, Royal Agricultural University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,471 of 6,031 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,025 of 20,462 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,892 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,072
of 28,054 · #7,429 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#716
of 1,094
Research works
2.6k
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
108k
41.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Royal Agricultural University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,471 of 6,031 31.6%891
Health SciencesDomain #6,025 of 20,462 21.0%534
Physical SciencesDomain #6,892 of 21,541 28.0%493
Life SciencesDomain #4,610 of 14,347 27.5%1,433
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,459 of 7,814 22.8%409
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,357 of 2,837 30.4%239
Food ScienceSubfield #572 of 1,169 38.2%170
Animal Science and ZoologySubfield #229 of 456 30.1%156
MedicineField #9,079 of 17,978 18.7%347
Environmental ScienceField #3,256 of 6,208 28.3%196

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Agricultural University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6.27× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.42× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 25.38× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.58× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.44× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 25.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Agricultural University?

Ranked on the composite score, T. Greve, Jens Clausen and Shakuntala H. Thilsted lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Agricultural University.

  1. 1 T. Greve United Kingdom · #42,568 worldwide 187 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Jens Clausen United Kingdom · #192,258 worldwide 252 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Shakuntala H. Thilsted United Kingdom · #198,558 worldwide 179 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Jan Sørensen United Kingdom · #233,283 worldwide 304 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 P. Nansen United Kingdom · #239,347 worldwide 135 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 W. P. Davies United Kingdom · #327,649 worldwide 83 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Preben D. Thomsen United Kingdom · #379,531 worldwide 34 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 I. Johansson United Kingdom · #399,576 worldwide 63 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 K. Vestergaard United Kingdom · #511,156 worldwide 162 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 José Bresciani United Kingdom · #564,621 worldwide 72 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Agricultural University

Which keywords describe research at Royal Agricultural University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Biodiversity, Environmental Impact, Invasive Species, Consumer Behavior, Corporate Governance and Supply Chain.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change10▲ 4.5×26 topics
  2. Sustainability9▲ 4.5×28 topics
  3. Environmental Impact7▲ 4.8×17 topics
  4. Biodiversity6▲ 10×14 topics
  5. Invasive Species4▲ 12×11 topics
  6. Consumer Behavior4▲ 7.9×8 topics
  7. Corporate Governance4▲ 5.7×8 topics
  8. Globalization3▲ 2.0×13 topics
  9. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.3×12 topics
  10. Risk Management3▲ 7.0×4 topics
  11. Conservation3▲ 7.6×6 topics
  12. Supply Chain3▲ 15×3 topics
  13. Financial Stability2▲ 15×3 topics
  14. Global Impact2▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Food Waste2▲ 76×1 topic
  16. Household Behavior2▲ 28×1 topic
  17. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 6.8×9 topics
  18. Global Change2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  19. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 7.9×7 topics
  20. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Ecosystem Services2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  22. Governance2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  23. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Inequality2▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Entrepreneurship2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  26. Finance2▲ 12×1 topic
  27. Genomic Analysis2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  28. Islamic Banking2▲ 5.8×1 topic
  29. Knowledge Economy2▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Neoliberalism2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  31. Animal Welfare2▲ 25×2 topics
  32. ICT2▲ 17×1 topic
  33. financial access2▲ 58×1 topic
  34. Genetic Structure2▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Water Management2▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Adaptation2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  37. DNA Barcoding2▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Soil Fertility2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  39. Pollution2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  40. Soil Carbon Sequestration2▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Royal Agricultural University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Economic Growth and Development and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies.

Food Waste Reduction and…2Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…2Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…2Economic Growth and Development: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…1Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 1 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…1Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 1 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 1 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…1Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional works
Food ScienceAccountingInformation SystemsSmall Animals5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food Science 2 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 1 works
  5. 5 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 1 works
  6. 6 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 1 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available24.7%not open75.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.8%domestic only64.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Agricultural University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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